Vladimir Hachinski

Distinguished university professor, Western University Vladimir Hachinski is a professor of neurology and epidemiology and distinguished university professor at Western University. He introduced a clinical diagnostic tool, the Hachinski Ischemic Score for identifying the treatable components of dementia.He founded, with John W. Norris,the world’s first successful acute stroke unit. He was the president of the World Federation of Neurology.In 2017 he received the Prince MahidolAward in Public Health and in2018 was inducted in the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.